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About

Catching the Light

Like most people I have always loved taking snapshots: vacations, holidays, family get-togethers, friends' parties, beloved pet antics… you name it, I snapped it. And like most people I realized that my snapshots weren’t particularly interesting to anyone other than myself, my family, my friends and my pets.

Fifteen years ago I acquired my first digital camera and a whole new world was opened to me. In the first few weeks I owned that digital camera I photographed an event so unusual that my resulting images were published in the New York Times, as well as other national and international media publications. Between the advantages of being able to take hundreds of images of the event to capture great shots, and to have those great shots be available to the media immediately, I was able to scoop the veteran photographers. That event gave me the encouragement I needed to” just say no” to snapping snapshots and to “say yes” to composing photographs. Since that time my images have been published in magazines, newspapers, books and websites, as well as having been aired on regional television broadcasts. Currently my work is on display at the Alamo Gallery and Gifts art gallery in Socorro, New Mexico.

Recently I have focused on honing my skills in digital image processing; adding this new set of skills to my toolkit has enabled me to move my photography to a new and sometimes stranger level. The images displayed on this website represent my work spanning a slice of time from January of 2007 to the present. Browse the galleries and you will discover:

• I live in rural central New Mexico, an incredibly photogenic part of the USA
• I love the sky and photograph the sky in all its color and glory as often as possible
• I offer refuge to many resuced cats that are attractive and cooperative (not to mention cheap) models and never cease to amuse me
• I have waaayyy too many tin robots, and yet I keep collecting more...

While Inlightful Images is new to Etsy, I have been part of the Etsy community since 2009 when I opened my first Etsy store selling one-of-a-kind jewelry composed of new and vitntage repurposed components at http://www.mcgino.etsy.com. In 2010 I openend my second Etsy store Just Harry featuring jewelry with a magical theme, focusing on the creatures and characters from the Harry Potter novels and movies. You can find it as http://www.just-harry.com

Welcome to my little corner of the world, I hope you enjoy your visit!

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Colleen Gino

Owner, Photographer And Photoshop Maven

I've been working in digital photography & processing for over 15 years. My preferred subjects to photograph are sunrises & sunsets, landscapes, clouds, cats and robots. I live in rural central New Mexico and am constantly amazed by its stark beauty.

Shop policies

Last updated onJune 19, 2014

Accepted payment methods

Paypal

Returns and exchanges

I will accept returns within two weeks of purchase, customer pays return shipping. If a print is damaged in shipping let me know and we will get it fixed!

Payment

In general I accept only PayPal payments, but I in some cases I will be willing to accept a money order, you just need to contact before the purchase to arrange the details. Please remit payment within three days of purchase.

Shipping

For standard small prints (8 x 10" and smaller) I will ship within three to five business days of your confirmed PayPal payment via USPS first class mail. Special order items such as metallic prints, large prints, stretched canvas, etc., can take up to two weeks to ship. If you would like to insure your item that's fine, but you must contact me before purchasing so the cost can be added to your total. If you prefer a different method of shipping for any item that's fine with me, just contact me before remitting payment so I can adjust your invoice accordingly.

I am happy to ship out of the country, but since the cost varies so much I don't have the international option set up. Just contact me with your address information so I can calculate the correct shipping price, and I will create a custom order for international shipments.

Additional policies and FAQs

I'm happy to accept custom orders and will consider both wholesale orders and consignments. Just convo me with your requests!